“If you grow up in a family with sufficient financial resources, you already have a good foundation. You can afford extra classes, invest in English skills from a young age, and use technological advantages to make learning more convenient. There is no doubt that these students may be more competitive for scholarships based on academic achievement than students living in remote areas who don’t have the same privileges. Through a combination of need-based financial aid and merit-based scholarships Fulbright wants to provide everyone equal access to education. We wish to avoid increasing the gap between opportunities given to students of different economic backgrounds. We do not want to exacerbate those differences”, shared Ms. Le Thi Quynh Tram, Fulbright’s Director of Admissions and Financial Aid.

Pursuing equality in educational opportunities, Fulbright is the first university in Vietnam to offer need-based financial aid to students who meet the admissions standards. An admitted student is awarded Financial Aid solely based on a family’s financial circumstances. This need-based financial aid package covers partial or entire tuition, housing fees and, in certain situations, living expenses without requiring any repayment.

We believe that education must be accessible to students of all socio-economic backgrounds. The journey to ensure equality in education is still a long road ahead, but it should not deter us from taking the first step.

Fulbright’s financial aid application process consists of two rounds: application round and interview round.

In case applicants and their families need need-based Financial Aid to pursue education at Fulbright, they are required submit the Financial Aid application.

Our financial aid officer starts analyzing financial aid applications after applications close. We may contact applicants’ families to collect additional information about income, expenses, savings and investments. Meanwhile, our admissions staff begins reading admissions applications. In accordance with our holistic admissions, there is no single criteria that precludes a student from being considered. This means that a student’s financial circumstances are not taken into consideration during the application reading stage and do not affect the student’s ability to attend the interview round. Applications are considered purely on the content and quality of what is submitted.

We begin looking at a student’s financial aid application after being notified of the results of the application round. We may get in touch with applicants’ families to learn more about their income, expenses, asset, savings, investments and etc. of the family.

Currently, Fulbright is offering 6 levels of financial aid as follows: 30%, 50%, 70%, 80%, 90% and 100%. After analyzing and evaluating the application, we will allocate Financial Aid packages corresponding to each family’s circumstances.

In addition to students who are admitted and awarded Financial Aid, we have an admissions waitlist. When a student who is admitted declines our offer, the aid they received (if any) will return to our available funds, and we will be able to redistribute aid to students on our waitlist.

Questions about issues related to the financial aid program can be found in the Frequent Asked Questions page.